It's a piece of rubbish legislation

While I welcome the idea of punishing those that fly-tip around the country, spare a thought for Londoners.

We have no bins. If dropping a cigarette butt is now an offence punishable by a £50 fine, so be it. However, we need somewhere we can deposit this 'street flotsam' otherwise it becomes another joke from the Government.

Personally, I say leave the rubbish, let it pile up. If people complain, tell them to get a plastic bag, put on some gloves and pick the damn stuff up themselves.

If people are lazy enough to throw their rubbish on the floor, they are also too lazy to actually pick it up. This could be a way of getting people fit and cleaning up our environment.

Or, should the legislative ideas simply be binned?

What do you think? Read, think and comment.

purplesimon out...